Geburtsdatum | Freitag, 26. Februar 1971 |
Geburtsort | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (/ˈɛrɪkə bɑːˈduː/), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the honorific nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics. |
Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business.
What does music mean to me? I don't think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. It's my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another.
The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings.
I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.
Music and the music business are two different things.
But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different.
No one chooses to raise children alone.
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy.
